Broken Homes, Healing Hearts

•2• Why Me?

Y/N's POV

We spent the rest of the day talking and getting to know each other. I thought it was weird that Eddie had a fanny pack collection but hey, you do you boo-boo! Richie kept on joking about Eddie's mom which I found hilarious sometimes. I finally looked at the time and it read, "8:17pm". "Oh shit!" I yelled while getting up. "What's wrong?" Richie asked looking truly concerned. "My curfew was two hours ago!" I started to freak out. Eddie stood up, "Yeah I have to go too!" We were all standing now and Richie walked up to me, "I'll walk you home." I smiled at him, "Okay, Thanks Rich." He smiled at what I called him. We picked up our bikes and walked our seperate ways. Richie and I were walking and the closer we got to my house the more nervous I got. What is my mom going to do to me? Richie looked over and noticed me shaking. "You okay over there?" He looked at me. Tears were threatening to spill from my eyes. "Yeah." My voice cracked as I responded. He stopped walking, "Seriously Y/N what's wrong? You can talk to me." I looked at him with tears streaming down my cheeks. He walked towards me and pulled me into a hug and I cried into his shoulder. "Please Y/N tell me what's wrong." I pulled out of the hug and took a deep breath. "My m-mom a-a-abuses me-e and my da-d lets her-r. I can't live like this! I hate trying to be the perfect daughter so I don't give my mom a reason to hit me! I try and always fail! I hate my house! I hate my family!" Before I could go on Richie pulled me into another hug. "Oh my god.. Y/N I'm so sorry, I had no clue." I couldn't respond because I was crying too hard. Richie just whispered comforting words in my ear as I sobbed. He pulled away and grabbed my hand. "C'mon, I'm not letting you go home." I looked at our hands and back at his face. "I don't know Richie..." "Please. I don't want to see you hurt. I promise I'll keep you safe for tonight." He gave me a reassuring smile. "Okay." I replied.

~Time skip~

We got to his house and we sat on the couch. "Um... so are you hungry?" Richie asked me. I nodded my head slightly. He got up and went into the kitchen. About 5-7 minutes later he came out with two sandwiches. "Thank you Richie, for everything." He looked over at me and smiled, "No problem Y/N." I smiled back. We ate our sandwiches in silence. I looked around his living room. This place is nice.. I wonder where his parents are. Should I ask him? No I think now is the wrong time.

~Time Skip~

Richie and I were sitting in his room. I was sitting on his bed just staring at my feet.

Richie's POV

I looked at Y/N. I felt so bad for her. She doesn't deserve this. She's so amazing amd beautiful. I need to do something about this. I got up and sat next to Y/N. I put my arm around her and held her. I thought she was gonna pull away because we just met and everything. But she surprised me and leaned in and laid her head on my shoulder. I lied my head on top of hers and we sat there for a while. I was just about to say something until I noticed her snoring lightly. I slowly laid back so her head was now resting on my chest. I lied there holding her and slowly drifted into a deep sleep smiling. I'm glad I met her. And that she's safe in my arms.
Word Count: 657 words

(A/N: Is anybody enjoying the story so far? I feel like it doesn't make sense. :/ )